1. To regulate the location, size, placement and certain features of signs, in order to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the public; to enable the public to locate goods, services, and facilities within Richmond City without difficulty or confusion; to allow signs that identify buildings, businesses, and services; to limit competition among businesses for attention; to prevent hazards to life and property; and to assure the continued attractiveness of Richmond, Utah.
   
   1. It is unlawful hereafter to display, construct, erect, relocate, or alter any sign except in conformance with the following provisions.

1. Usage of signs - The types of signs authorized for use within Richmond City are listed in 12-300 (Definitions) of this ordinance, and summarized in the chart at the end of this Chapter.
   
   1. If a sign is not found in either location, it may only be used if added to this ordinance following the legal ordinance modification procedure for Richmond City.
      
2. Sign Designs Permitted in Richmond City
   
   1. Awning - A sign applied to or painted on a moveable shelter supported entirely from the building and a type which can be retracted, folded, or collapsed against the face of the building. It must have a minimum height of seven feet and a maximum of twelve feet from the ground and not protrude more than four feet from the building.
      
      1. Graphic design and lettering may cover not more than forty percent of the awning.
         
   2. Banner - A temporary sign applied to or painted on a flexible material hung from a pole which is projected from the face of a building, hung between poles, or across a street.
      
      1. It must have a minimum height of seven feet, except those hung across a public or private street must be fifteen feet above the road surface.
         
   3. Billboard - An off-premise sign which directs attention to a use, business, profession or service, which is not erected upon the premises where the business is located.
      
      1. It must be a maximum size of 9 X 12 feet with a minimum height of eight (8) feet and a maximum height of seventeen (17) feet.
         
      2. It shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) feet from a residential zone and six hundred sixty (660) feet from any other billboard on either side of the road.
         
      3. It shall be set back a minimum of forty (40) feet from the property line.
         
   4. Canopy - A sign applied to or painted on a permanently roofed shelter extended from a building covering a sidewalk, driveway or similar area, which may be wholly or partially supported by columns, poles, or braces extended from the ground, provided, that in no event shall said canopy extend over the public street or roadway.
      1. It must have a minimum height of eight feet and a maximum height of seventeen feet from the ground.
         
      2. Graphic design and lettering may cover no more than forty percent of the canopy surface.
         
   5. Electric - A sign using some type of electrical illumination.
      
      1. The electric sign may be incorporated into a business sign but may not increase the sign’s maximum size or height.
         
      2. Electric signs require a building permit and design review.
         
   6. Direct Illumination - Lighting by means of an unshielded light source such as neon tubing which is visible as part of the sign, where light travels directly from the source to the viewer’s eye.
      
      1. Not permitted without a conditional use permit and design review.
         
   7. Indirect Illumination - Lighting by means of a light source which is directed at a reflecting surface in such a way as to illuminate the sign from the front, or the entire building facade upon which the sign is displayed.
      
   8. Internal Illumination - Lighting by means of a light source which is within a sign having a translucent background silhouetting opaque letters or designs, or which is within letters or designs which are themselves made of translucent materials.
      
      1. The light may not project beyond the surface of the sign so that it becomes direct light.
         
   9. Electronic Message Display - An on-premise sign that utilizes computer-generated messages or some other electronic means of changing copy. These signs include displays using incandescent lamps, LEDs (light-emitting diodes), LCDs (liquid crystal display), or a flipper matrix.
      
   10. Electronic Messaging Sign - A sign which rolls a message across it about the service or product of a business and may also have the time and temperature displayed.
       
   11. Flat Wall Sign - A sign attached parallel to a building that extends a maximum of twelve inches beyond the surface of the building.
       
       1. It may not extend above the roof line of the building or beyond the edges of the wall to which it is attached.
          
       2. The surface area may not be more than two hundred (200) square feet or twenty (20) percent of the building wall surface it is attached to, whichever is less.
          
   12. Free-standing sign - A sign which is supported by one (1) or more columns, uprights, poles, or braces extended from the ground or from an object on the ground, providing that no part of the sign is attached to any part of any building, structure or monument sign.
       
       1. It must have a minimum height of seven (7) feet and a maximum height of seventeen (17) feet.
          
       2. The sign may have a maximum of seventy-two (72) square feet.
          
   13. Monument or ground sign - A permanent foundation sign either erected directly on the ground or supported by a fixed frame with a maximum clearance of one (1) foot and a maximum height of four (4) feet, usually incorporated into some form of landscape design.
       
       1. It may have a maximum of forty-eight (48) square feet including frame.
          
   14. Marquee sign - A permanently-roofed structure attached to and wholly supported by a building, and projecting outward from the building.
       
       1. It may extend four (4) feet out from the building and may not cover more than twenty percent of the building surface.
          
       2. The graphic or lettering may not cover more than forty (40) percent of the marquee surface.
          
       3. It must have a minimum height of seven (7) feet and a maximum of four (4) feet of vertical height.
          
   15. Projecting or Suspended sign - A sign suspended out from a building wall or down from a ceiling.
       
       1. It must provide a minimum of seven (7) feet clearance above the walking level beneath it and be a maximum of twelve (12) square feet area.
          
   16. Wind sign - A temporary sign consisting of one (1) or more banners, flags, pennants, ribbons, spinners, streamers, or captive balloons, or other objects or material fastened in such a manner as to move upon being subjected to pressure by wind or breeze.
       
   17. Window sign - A sign which is painted on, applied, or attached to, or located within one (1) foot of the interior of a window; which can be seen through the window from the exterior of the structure.
       1. It must be no more than twenty (20) percent of the window space.
          
   18. Multi-Tenant Pole Sign - A sign which lists more than one business located as part of a development such as a commercial complex with one or more tenants.
       
       1. The sign shall be used to identify a commercial development and the tenants located therein. The development must be an approved development. The development can be divided into individual lots for financing purposes.
          
       2. The maximum size of the sign shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet with an additional twenty (20) square feet for each separately identified tenant. In no case shall the sign area exceed two hundred fifty (250) square feet.
          
       3. Only one commercial complex sign shall be allowed per development, except in cases where the development fronts more than one street, or the development has sufficient street frontage to allow no less than three hundred fifty feet (350) between signs, when the signs are placed no less than twenty feet (20') away from a driveway or street entering the development measured from the back of curb or the edge of driveway or street, whichever is closer. In such cases, multiple commercial complex signs may be erected after receiving approval from the planning commission.
          
       4. Electronic Message Display can be part of the sign but will not exceed one hundred (100) square feet of the sign.
   19. Election/Political Campaign Sign - Signs or posters announcing the candidates seeking political office and/or political issues, and data. These signs shall be confined to private property and located no closer than two hundred feet (200') to a polling place. Signs are not allowed on public property including the park strip, public right-of-way or any other city owned property. Signs must be removed within seven (7) days after the election.
       
3. Special Requirements for Electronic Message Display Signs.
   
   1. Permitted Zones
      
      1. EMDs shall only be permitted in the Neighborhood Commercial (NC), Central Business District (CBD), and Highway Commercial (HC) zones.
         
         1. The Planned Industrial Commercial Overlay will also accept EMDs.
            
      2. No EMDs shall be permitted in any Residential Zones, except for elementary, middle level and senior high schools, public and private shall be allowed one manual or electronic reader board regardless of the zoning district in which they are located; however if the school is located within a residential zoning district, the sign shall not be illuminated between nine thirty (9:30) p.m. and six thirty (6:30) a.m.
      3. EMDs shall not be permitted if the proposed sign location is within two hundred feet (200’) measured in any direction from a residential zoning district unless they fall into the category of 12-700-2(C)(1)(b) above.
         
   2. EMD Illumination Measurement Criteria.
      
      1. The illuminance of an EMD shall be measured with an illuminance meter set to measure footcandles accurate to at least two decimals. Illuminance shall be measured with the EMD off, and again with the EMD displaying a white image for a full color-capable EMD, or a solid message for a single-color EMD. All measurements shall be taken as close as practical to a perpendicular plane of the sign at the distance determined by the total square footage of the EMD as set forth in the accompanying Sign Area of a Sign versus Measurement Distance table.
         
         Sign Area versus Measurement Distance
         
         

         Area of Sign sq. ft.	Measurement (ft.)
         10	32
         15	39
         20	45
         25	50
         30	55
         35	59
         40	63
         45	67
         50	71
         55	74
         60	77
         65	81
         70	84
         75	87
         80	89
         85	92
         90	95
         95	97
         100	100
         110	105
         120	110
         130	114
         140	118
         150	122

         
         
      2. EMD Illumination Limits: The difference between the off and solid-message measurements using the EMD Measurement Criteria shall not exceed 0.3 footcandles at night.
      3. Dimming Capabilities: All permitted EMDs shall be equipped with a sensor or other device that automatically determines the ambient illumination and programmed to automatically dim according to ambient light conditions, or that can be adjusted to comply with the 0.3 footcandle measurements.
         
   3. Sign Area.
      
      1. Building Signs.
         
         1. EMD sign area shall be included as part of the total allowable sign area for a business (multi-tenant project) or building (single tenant project).
            
         2. No increases in total allowable sign area are permitted where an EMD is utilized.
            
      2. Free-standing Signs.
         
         1. The permitted size of an EMD shall not be more than:
            
            1. Monument signs: Up to 150 square feet.
               
            2. Pole signs: Shall not exceed the allowable 100 square feet unless otherwise permitted with a Design Review Permit in conjunction with replacement of an existing non-conforming sign.
               
4. Sign Designs Not Permitted in Richmond City.
   
   1. Portable sign - A sign that is temporary, constructed for the purpose of display and advertisement, such as staked signs.
      
      1. Exceptions are granted for portable signs used in conjunction with Richmond City buildings, events, or temporary safety issues as approved by the City.
         
   2. Roof sign - A sign projecting above the roof line of a building that is supported by poles, uprights or braces attached to the roof of a building, or a sign applied directly on the roof of a building.
      
   3. Vehicle-mounted sign - A sign used solely for advertising purposes displayed upon a trailer, van, truck, automobile, bus, railroad car, tractor, semitrailer, or other vehicle, whether or not the vehicle is in operating condition.
      
      1. This prohibition shall not apply to standard advertising or identification practices where such signs or advertising devices are painted on, attached with a magnetic back or permanently attached to a commercial or business vehicle used in the conduct of such business provided it is not parked on the site being advertised abutting public right-of-way, to bumper stickers, to placards identifying the vehicle itself as being for sale, or to window stickers or placards on vehicles in any vehicle sales lot.Sight Distance Triangle - No sign shall be erected within the sight distance triangle - the distance along public or private right-of-way as measured from the intersection of the curb, or where a curb would be located if there were a curb to a distance along each street forty (40) feet from the intersection.
   4. Yard/Garage Sale signs are not permitted on street signs, utility power poles, municipal fences or city buildings nor on any form of public safety or traffic equipment. Failure to comply may result in the issuance of a citation.
      1. Yard/Garage sale signs are permitted on private property for a period not to exceed ten (10) days from the date the sign is installed or staked.
      2. Yard/Garage sale signs are permitted in the city right-of-way (park strip) for a period not to exceed three (3) calendar days.
      3. The maximum size of a Yard/Garage sale sign shall not exceed nine (9) square feet in total and shall not exceed a height of four (4) feet.

The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all signs erected in Richmond, Utah except for the following signs which are exempt therefrom, except that such signs shall be subject to the safety regulations of the Utah Uniform Building Code:

1. Official governmental notices and notices posted by governmental officers in the performance of their duties; governmental signs to control traffic or for other regulatory purposes, or to identify streets or to ward off danger.
   
   1. Identification or bulletin board signs accessory to governmental buildings or other governmental facilities shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
      
2. Flags of any nation, organization of nations, state, country or city, any religious, civic, or fraternal organization, or any educational institution; except when such are used in connection with a commercial promotion or as an advertising device.
   
3. Temporary decorations or displays, when such are clearly incidental to and are customarily and commonly associated with any national, state, local or religious holiday or celebration.
   
4. Warning Signs which are temporary or permanent signs erected by public utility companies or construction companies to warn of danger or hazardous conditions, including signs indicating the presence of underground cables, gas lines, and similar devices.
   
5. House Identification Signs having an area of not more than two (2) square feet, and a message which is limited to conveying street numbers, the name of the premises, the name of the owner of the premises and the name of the occupant of the premises.
   
6. Motor Vehicle Signs located on the rolling stock of common carriers or on motor vehicles or trailers bearing current license plates which are traveling or lawfully parked upon public highways, or lawfully parked upon any private premises where the primary purpose of such parking is not the display of any sign and where the number of vehicles bearing a sign or signs of any one (1) advertiser does not exceed one (1) vehicle plus one (1) more vehicle for each twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of area of the premises.
   
7. Church Signs or institutional bulletin boards without interior illumination having an area not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet.
   
8. Building Identification Signs indicating the name, date of erection, and history of a building not to exceed six (6) square feet and posted by public authorities.
   
9. Traffic Signs - All signs as required for traffic control as prescribed in the manual of Uniform Traffic Control.
   
10. New Construction Signs having an area not more than twenty-five (25) square feet, the message of which is limited to the notice of new construction, provided that the sign is temporary in nature and can be used for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days before initiating construction and must terminate fourteen (14) days after completion of construction.

1. It is the duty of the Mayor, City Administrator or their designee to enforce of the Richmond City Sign Ordinance.
   
   1. The Mayor, City Administrator or their designee is authorized and directed to enforce all provisions of this ordinance and shall appear for and on behalf of the City in all matters regarding this ordinance.
      
   
   

1. It is required that a written application be submitted to the City Office before the construction, alteration, or repair of any sign or any part thereof, as provided or restricted in this ordinance.
   
2. The sign shall not be commenced or proceeded with, except after the issuance of a written permit for the same by the Building Inspector and Mayor, City Administrator or designee.

1. Any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, violating or causing or permitting the violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
   
2. Upon written notice, such person, firm, or corporation shall be deemed to be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which any portion of any violation of this ordinance is committed, continues, or permitted unless reasonable action is being taken to remedy the violation.
   
3. Upon conviction of any such violation, the punishment shall be a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1000.00) for each day of violation.

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